Various Claimants v MGN Ltd (Re Mirror Newspapers Hacking Litigation 4th wave) [2022] EWHC 1610 (Ch) (04 February 2022)

Various Claimants v MGN Ltd (Re Mirror Newspapers Hacking Litigation 4th wave) [2022] EWHC 1610 (Ch) (04 February 2022)

Paragraph 4 of the 10 March 2020 order does not preclude individual claimants from pleading allegations of landline interception not covered in the generic particulars of claim; therefore, disclosure relating to landline numbers is permitted where such allegations are pleaded in the claim form.

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Citation
[2022] EWHC 1610 (Ch)
Parties
Claimant: Various Claimants; Defendant: MGN Limited
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
04 February 2022
Procedural Posture
Civil Litigation (group Action) / Case Management Conference (cmc) – Application to Vary Disclosure Orders
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Disclosure, Unlawful Information Gathering, Telephone Interception, Case Management Orders
Civil Procedure Media Law Privacy Disclosure Unlawful Information Gathering Telephone Interception Case Management Orders

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Parties

Various Claimants

Claimant

MGN Limited

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil Litigation (group Action) / Case Management Conference (cmc) – Application to Vary Disclosure Orders

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether previous disclosure orders limited to mobile numbers can be extended to landline numbers
  2. 2 Interpretation of paragraph 4 of the 10 March 2020 order regarding pleading of unlawful information-gathering
  3. 3 Whether individual claimants can plead landline interception absent amendment of generic particulars of claim

Ratio Decidendi

Paragraph 4 of the 10 March 2020 order does not preclude individual claimants from pleading allegations of landline interception not covered in the generic particulars of claim; therefore, disclosure relating to landline numbers is permitted where such allegations are pleaded in the claim form.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Disclosure regime extended to include landline telephone numbers where pleaded in the claim form as part of unlawful information-gathering allegations.